Lords of Acid is a Belgian/American electronic dance music (EDM) group led by musician

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. They are best known for making songs with sexual lyrics and sexually explicit tracks, such as their hit " Pussy".

History

Lords of Acid debuted with the

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single "I Sit on Acid" in 1988. Created by Praga Khan, Olivier Adams, and Jade 4U; their debut album, 1991's ''

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'' (along with additional

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"Rough Sex" and "I Must Increase My Bust"). Their second album, '' Voodoo-U'' (1994), features

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. This was followed by '' Our Little Secret'' (1997), a B-side compilation titled ''

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'' (1998), and a remix album titled ''

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'' (1999). In 2000 they released a more

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-influenced fourth album titled ''

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'' and in 2003, after being in the business for fifteen years, released a greatest hits album called ''

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''. Their fifth album ''

Deep Chills ''Deep Chills'' is the fifth studio album from Belgian electro-industrial band Lords of Acid. It was released on 10 April 2012 on Metropolis Records and marks the band's first studio album in 12 years. It is also their first studio album to be ...

'' was released on 10 April 2012. Tracks on the album included "Children of Acid", "Paranormal Energy" with

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, and "Pop That Tooshie" with

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. In 2017, Lords of Acid re-released their back catalogue of albums through

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as Special Remastered Band Editions, the albums featured bonus tracks selected from

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from singles with artwork re-designed by artist/producer Jo-Z Lords. In 2018, Lords of Acid released their sixth album ''Pretty in Kink'' following a successful

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campaign. Lords of Acid's soundtrack credits include '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', ''

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'', '' Strange Days'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Band members

Current members

– keyboards, programming, backing vocals *

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– drums * DieTrich Thrall – bass *

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– guitars * Gigi Ricci – lead vocals

Key former members

* Olivier Adams – keyboards, programming, drums, backing vocals * Ludo Camberlin (a.k.a. Carl S. Johansen) – guitars, keyboards, programming * Ruth McArdle (a.k.a. Lady Galore and Cherrie Blue) – vocals on ''Voodoo-U'' * Deborah Ostrega – lead vocals on ''Farstucker'' and ''Private Parts'' * Nikkie Van Lierop (a.k.a. Jade 4U and Darling Nikkie) – lead vocals, keyboards, programming * Mea Fisher (a.k.a. DJ Méa) – lead vocals on ''Deep Chills'' * Erhan Kurken – guitars, keyboards, programming *

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- guitars * Marieke Bresseleers – lead vocals on ''Pretty in Kink''

Other contributors

– guest vocals * Corina Braemt (a.k.a. Laurena) – Backing Vocals * Hans Bruyninckx (a.k.a. Hans-X) * Rocco Corsari – guest vocals * Wim Daans (a.k.a. Shai de la Luna) – live keyboards, programming * Erica Dilanjian – live backing vocals (Sextremefest tour) * Natalie Delaet – live vocals, dancer * Murv Douglas – live bass (Sextreme Ball, SonicAngel tour) * Glenn Engelen – music and arrangements *

– guest vocals * Kurt Liekens (a.k.a. Kurt McGuinness) – drums, electronic percussion * Joe Haze – live guitars (Sextremefest tour) * Tejo De Roeck (a.k.a. Tej-Doo) – additional keyboards and programming * Kirk Salvador – live drums,

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(Sextreme Ball, SonicAngel Tour) * Roland Turner – live keyboards (Sextremefest tour) * Inja Van Gastel – live backing vocals, keyboards, dancer *

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– live guitars (Sextreme Ball, SonicAngel tour) * Doggy Dave – live bass (2018)

Timeline

Discography

* ''

'' (1991) * '' Voodoo-U'' (1994) * '' Our Little Secret'' (1997) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Pretty in Kink'' (2018) * ''Beyond Booze'' (2022)

References

External links

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